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Gianluca Vialli

Gianluca Vialli: "Leaving Chelsea broke my heart"

By Gianluca Vialli published

In 2014, the Italian legend sat down with FFT to discuss Blues heartache, his love for bread and his crippling phobia of snakes

'I've never paid to go to a football match...' You Ask The Questions: Pele

By Hugh Sleight last updated

The Big Interview In 2005, FourFourTwo readers had the chance to put their questions to one of the best footballer of all time. Here, Pele talks management, music – and who he tips to win the 2006 World Cup

The Big Interview
BRIGHTON, ENGLAND - JULY 11: Beth Mead of England celebrates after scoring her sides 5th goal during the UEFA Women's Euro England 2022 group A match between England and Norway at Brighton & Hove Community Stadium on July 11, 2022 in Brighton, England.

England's Beth Mead: 'I wanted to stop being a brat – I'm not the only striker to be pushed out to the wing'

By Chris Evans published

EXCLUSIVE Arsenal's Beth Mead won Euro 2022 with England in the summer, and has now landed BBC Sports Personality of the Year. She tells FourFourTwo how she reached the top of her game

EXCLUSIVE
Jill Scott and Lucy Bronze celebrate England's Euro 2022 victory in Trafalgar Square

Jill Scott: 'My final act was winning the Euros in front of 87,000 fans at Wembley. Nothing will beat that'

By Jill Scott published

LONGREAD Now Lionesses legend Jill Scott can add winning I'm A Celebrity alongside her Euro 2022 success with England. Here, she talks FourFourTwo through her whole 18-year playing career

LONGREAD
Herve Renard Saudi Arabia

Herve Renard’s poor English might have cost then teenage goalkeeper John Ruddy a move from Cambridge to Manchester United in 2004

By Conor Pope published

INTERVIEW Saudi Arabia manager Herve Renard spent a short spell as Cambridge manager – but didn't have a good grasp on the lingo

INTERVIEW
Jordan Henderson, England

Exclusive: Jordan Henderson wants England to show anger and desire to go one step further at World Cup

By Matt Ladson published

INTERVIEW Jordan Henderson is now one of the most senior players in the England squad – and after two near-misses at the last two tournaments, he's got a plan for success

INTERVIEW

Long Reads

Lenny Pidgeley Chelsea

Former Chelsea goalkeeper Lenny Pidgeley tried to play through depression until someone else announced his retirement

By Lewis Watson published

Longread Farnborough released a statement saying Lenny Pidgeley retired from football in 2018, against his wishes. Here, he explains to FourFourTwo what playing professionally with depression was like, and his feelings towards the club after that statement

Longread
BRIGHTON, ENGLAND - JULY 11: Beth Mead of England celebrates after scoring her sides 5th goal during the UEFA Women's Euro England 2022 group A match between England and Norway at Brighton & Hove Community Stadium on July 11, 2022 in Brighton, England.

England's Beth Mead: 'I wanted to stop being a brat – I'm not the only striker to be pushed out to the wing'

By Chris Evans published

EXCLUSIVE Arsenal's Beth Mead won Euro 2022 with England in the summer, and has now landed BBC Sports Personality of the Year. She tells FourFourTwo how she reached the top of her game

EXCLUSIVE
Jill Scott and Lucy Bronze celebrate England's Euro 2022 victory in Trafalgar Square

Jill Scott: 'My final act was winning the Euros in front of 87,000 fans at Wembley. Nothing will beat that'

By Jill Scott published

LONGREAD Now Lionesses legend Jill Scott can add winning I'm A Celebrity alongside her Euro 2022 success with England. Here, she talks FourFourTwo through her whole 18-year playing career

LONGREAD
Ruud Gullit, AC Milan

Serie A in the '90s: when Baggio, Batistuta and Italian football ruled the world

By Chris Flanagan published

Serie A Channel 4's Football Italia hit our screens 30 years ago today, during a period when Calcio was king. During the 1990s, Serie A teams owned 13 European trophies, six world-record transfers and six Ballon d'Or winners, plus every iconic star from Asprilla to Zidane

Serie A
All 92 Premier League and Football League club badges: The Manchester United club crest on the first team home shirt displayed on May 6, 2020 in Manchester, England.

Ranked! All 92 Premier League and Football League club badges

By Tom Hancock last updated

EVERY CREST RANKED Separating the crap crests from the lovely logos – where does your club sit in our list?

EVERY CREST RANKED
1992-93 Premier League

How the Premier League breakaway happened: The first season of 1992/93, as told by its heroes

By Andrew Murray published

PL TURNS 30 In 1992, a group broke away from Division 1 to form a brand new league with an exciting revenue model. As the Premier League hits 30 years old, Andrew Murray remembers the first-ever Premier League season

PL TURNS 30

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